Play It Or Skip It?

[JohnnyTheWolf]

So I watched H.Bomberguy's excellent video essay about Fallout: New Vegas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzF7aHxk4Y4&ab_channel=hbomberguy

Having only briefly played Fallout 1 before and not cared much for it (could not figure out the mechanics on my own and gave up around the time I got to the Hub), I am now tempted to give the Fallout series another shot. However, the video mentioned compatibility problems with Windows 10, which get me worried. I also read that the team behind the game made The Outer Worlds, which I assume must be much more polished and optimised than the seemingly outdated New Vegas.

Should I even bother with New Vegas or go straight to The Outer Worlds? And if I play New Vegas, should I get the DLCs or am I better off without them?

[Caboose]

great game even if a tad old. just be aware you need some modding to have a decent experience, since it's not made for modern system. the pinned thread can be really usefull.
now don't play it as a simple fps with dialogue or you're going to have a terrible experience (i learned it the hard way on my 1st run) read the menu and you will understand the most common stuff

[Sic.bn]

Play it, dont skip it! Even without mod this game is absolutely amazing! But with mods, it makes the game 10x more fun!

Should you get DLC or not? If you have the extra money, go for it! Its worth it, you can replay this game countless time with different build, faction sides, ending, etc.

While Outer World, not so much to be honest, its just too linear for me..

[psychotron666]

New Vegas is like 10x better than outer worlds (which is the most polished obsidian game I must admit).

I've had no problems running the game on windows 10

[brawler]

Get this game, and make sure to get the DLCs. The video did a great job of explaining what makes this game so enticing and fun. It's also one of the most modded games of all time, so you can improve your experience even more.

[JohnnyTheWolf]

Are the DLCs actually good? The Steam ratings and the reviews I read got me worried.

[Mr_Faorry]

Definitely play it, it's a great game. Gameplaywise it's very different to Fallout 1 as Fallout 1 is an isometric rpg where as New Vegas is an Action RPG.
For Win10 compatibility you shouldn't have too much issue, and if you do there are mods available which can be easily installed which will fix any issues.

And in regard to The Outer Worlds, Outer Worlds was kinda crap tbh and even people who liked it tend to agree that New Vegas is better. You can get Outer Worlds if you want, but I'd definitely still get New Vegas + DLC regardless.

[JohnnyTheWolf]

Thanks to everyone! Your replies have been much helpful! :D

[Nick]

IMO Dead Money is the worst DLC. After that they get better. I guess technically they get better by release date. But yeah, definetly play it. It's real good

[Mr_Faorry]

Originally posted by Richard Queerchild:

IMO Dead Money is the worst DLC. After that they get better. I guess technically they get better by release date. But yeah, definetly play it. It's real good

To add to this, Dead Money sucked yeah, but imo it's still worth getting since it continues the story from Old World Blues (which was good).
Honest Hearts and Lonesome Road are also fun, it's just Dead Money that wasn't very good.

[tarkin96]

New Vegas is great. It does have compatibility problems with windows 10, but it is possible you have no issues at all. And if you do have issues, there is a whole nexus mods page and steam discussion to tell you how to fix your problems. As for DLC, Dead Money and Honest Hearts are skippable as far as enjoyment goes, but do offer great additions to the story and lore, in my opinion. Old World Blues is hilarious and fun. Lonesome Road is dark and very personal to your character's story.

[sleeper]

I do recommend not buying the Courier's Stash or selling all the items included within however.

[I Should Be Sleeping]

The Outer Worlds has much less depth and nuance than New Vegas.

[T//KRL]

The game is probably playable "out of the box" if you just buy it. Have not experienced any compatibility issues with W10 or anything like that, regardless I would always recommend playing with the unofficial patches, the anti-crash mod, and the 4GB patch at least.

This page walks through modding stuff step-by-step, and is more up-to-date than the sticky in steam forums. You'll want to go through the first half (Intro -> MO2 -> Utilities -> Bugfixes) For all the essential stuff. You could ignore the rest for your first playthrough. https://vivanewvegas.github.io

Also: Outer Worlds is a pretty good game, but just not as good as New Vegas. To compare them: outer worlds is more polished, has better gunplay, and still has pretty good writing, characters, etc. But the game is kind of short, doesn't give you much freedom to explore, and the story as a whole wasn't as satisfying.

[brawler]

The 4 main DLCs are all very unique and interesting experiences, and tie up several loose ends in the base game.

[Rez Elwin]

New Vegas is definitely worth a play-through (or several). I have played both but while I have beaten NV several times only ever felt the desire to play Outer Worlds once. OW isn't a bad game and and no idea what the dlc is like but I feel replayability is not super high, while there is an illision of choice it matters little, at least some choices have meaning in New Vegas.